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Halymenia durvillei
Dragon's breath
As recorded: Halymenia durvillei Bory, 1828
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Halymeniales › Halymeniaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Alvarez, V.B.V.B. Alvarez →Maxwell S. Doty →
- Collector number
- MSD 14618
- Date
- January 2, 1965
- Locality
- Sabang
- Island
- Cebu
- Region
- Cebu Province, Philippines
- Identified by
- Fisher, J.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 2, 1965, Doty, M.S.; Alvarez, V.B. also collected 18 other specimens.
Acanthophora
Botany
Amansia glomerata
Botany
Amphiroa
Botany
Bornetella
Botany
Bostrychia tenella
Botany
Bryopsis
Botany
Ceramium
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Eucheuma
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Eucheuma
Botany
Gracilaria longissima
Botany
Halymenia
Botany
Halymenia maculata
Botany
Hypnea charoides
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Jania
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Jania
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Mastophora rosea
Botany
Zellera
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Zellera tawallina
Botany
Halymenia durvillei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-04-19.
2018-04-19
Cyrene Reefs, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-08-08
Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines
(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-07-18
Semakau Island, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halymenia durvillei. BISH 533740. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956212794. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/533740.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956212794 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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